Israel election live: polls open in most consequential vote in country’s history
Summary
Israel opened polls for its first parliamentary election since the Hamas-led attacks of 7 October 2023. Polls cited in the article suggest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition may lose its majority, while opposition parties may also fall short of the 61 seats needed to form a government.Key Facts
- The Knesset has 120 seats, and a bloc needs at least 61 seats to form a government.
- The election is the first in Israel since the Hamas-led attacks on 7 October 2023, in which about 1,200 people were killed, most of them civilians, according to the article.
- Netanyahu is 76 and faces ongoing corruption trials in three cases.
- Gadi Eisenkot, a former Israeli army chief of staff, leads the opposition party Yashar and is described as Netanyahu’s main challenger.
- The article reports that Israel’s military campaign in Gaza has killed at least 75,000 people.
- The article says the election follows years of regional conflict, including a war with Iran that began this year.
- Netanyahu’s coalition has faced criticism over settlement expansion and violence by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank.
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